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Heyward, Georgia – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2021
When COVID-19 hit, Holyoke School District was nine months into an ambitious three-year strategy, the Homegrown Talent Initiative (HTI), designed to help rural communities across Colorado better prepare youth for success after high school by offering new career exploration and training opportunities. In the midst of school closings, remote…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Districts, Postsecondary Education, Success
Tieszen, Noel; García, Rosa; Banerjee, Asha; Johnson, Cameron – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2020
In the United States, apprenticeships have traditionally been considered the purview of the construction industry and a handful of other trades. But recent interest in developing nontraditional career paths has led to an expansion of apprenticeships into industries such as healthcare, childcare, advanced manufacturing, public safety, hospitality,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Program Development, Educational Policy, Program Design
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Draaisma, Aniek; Meijers, Frans; Kuijpers, Marinka – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2018
To boost the existence of career-learning environments in Dutch vocational education, the innovation project 'Career Orientation and Guidance (COG) in Secondary Vocational Education' started in 2012. In this article, we describe the effects of this project on the level of policy formulation and implementation by means of three case studies. Data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career Exploration, Career Guidance, Secondary Education
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Allexsaht-Snider, Martha; Vazquez Dominguez, Max; Buxton, Cory; Karsli, Elif – Gender and Education, 2020
Interest in parents' roles in promoting students' academic success and career aspirations, especially in STEM areas, has grown as educators and world leaders set goals for expanding and diversifying the STEM workforce and extending science literacy across the globe. Responding to a call for research on fathers' roles, and considering the rise in…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Fathers, Sons, Daughters
Dawson, Shirley; Allen, Melanie; King, Adam – Grantee Submission, 2020
The Apply and Communicate for Transition Now (ACTNow) Discussion Tool allows secondary students to effectively explore transition options through a respectful and honest conversation regarding expectations for success in chosen career pathways. In a one year randomized control research trial of 203 students with disabilities who used ACTNow,…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Special Education Teachers, Vocational Education Teachers, Transitional Programs
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2020
This practical guide has been developed to help facilitate collaboration and build effective partnerships at the local level between local educational agency (LEA) and vocational rehabilitation (VR) personnel. Unfortunately, there is no magic formula that will instantly create these partnerships; however, there are proven strategies and processes…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Partnerships in Education, School Districts, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Park, Kira; Woo, Sungbum; Park, Kibok; Kyea, Jina; Yang, Eunjoo – Journal of Career Development, 2017
This study investigated trait anxiety, career exploration behaviors, and career indecision. Using longitudinal data, career exploration behavior was examined as a mediator in the relationship between trait anxiety and career indecision. Five hundred and one Korean college students completed online questionnaires at three different time points with…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Career Exploration, Career Choice, Decision Making
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Hackmann, Donald G.; Malin, Joel R.; Fuller Hamilton, Asia N.; O'Donnell, Laura – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2019
Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs), an effective strategy to promote students' college and career readiness, are increasingly used in US school systems as a mechanism to encourage students' career exploration and identification of career goals. After describing features of ILPs, we provide an example of the ILP process developed and implemented…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Instruction, Career Readiness, College Readiness
Zinth, Jennifer – Education Commission of the States, 2018
This Special Report outlines state-level policy components that help ensure work-based learning opportunities for high school students are well-coordinated, broadly accessible, aligned to state or regional workforce demands, and of high quality.
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Work Experience Programs, High School Students
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Qua, Kelli; Haider, Raza; Junk, Damian J.; Berger, Nathan A. – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2021
Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine and Comprehensive Cancer Center coordinate in-depth research immersion STEM programs to engage high school students in biomedical research and encourage pursuit of careers in health-related research and clinical care. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 programs were delivered entirely virtually. Student…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Interests, High School Students, Minority Group Students
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Birney, Lauren; McNamara, Denise – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2021
In an increasingly data driven world, the need for a qualified STEM workforce is essential. Increasing the diversity of this workforce increases the social and economic possibilities for the individual as well as national economic status and global prominence in innovation and technology. The Curriculum and Community Enterprise for Restoration…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, STEM Education, Disproportionate Representation, Diversity
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El-Hassan, Karma; Ghalayini, Nadine – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2020
This study investigates the relationship between career decision-making self-efficacy (CDMSE) and parental attachment, dysfunctional career thoughts, and career exploration in a sample of 170 Lebanese Grade 11 students drawn from 10 private schools that provide career guidance services. The following tools were used to assess the variables: Career…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Social Support Groups, Career Exploration
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Çelik, Eyüp – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2019
The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of adolescent-parent career congruence in the relationships between academic expectations stress and school attachment, and academic expectations stress and career exploration. Data were collected from a sample of 476 adolescents. This study found that adolescent-parent career…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Academic Achievement, Expectation, Congruence (Psychology)
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Logue, Christen Tomlinson; Zins, Brittany M.; Flynn, Sarah M.; Dewhurst, Chris J. – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2019
Many universities offer career exploration courses designed to assist students in making effective career choices; however, it remains unclear whether pre-existing resources have a significant influence on students' ability to benefit. The purpose of this study was (a) to measure the efficacy of a career exploration course at an Appalachian…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Instructional Effectiveness, Geographic Regions, Decision Making
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Coppin, Rosalie; Fisher, Greg – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2020
Understanding the nature of career mentoring is important for improving the career experience of aged care workers. This study explores the career mentoring behaviours of sponsorship, coaching, advocacy, challenging assignments, exposure and visibility in the residential aged care context. Interviews were conducted with 32 aged workers from…
Descriptors: Mentors, Career Development, Career Exploration, Coaching (Performance)
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